Clear-eyed and spirited, Taylor Greer grew up poor in rural Kentucky with the goals of avoiding pregnancy and getting away. But when she heads west with high hopes and a barely functional car, she meets the human condition head-on. By the time Taylor arrives in Tucson, Arizona, she has acquired a completely unexpected child, a three-year-old American Indian girl named Turtle, and must somehow come to terms with both motherhood and the necessity of putting down roots. Hers is a story about love and friendship, abandonment and belonging, and the discovery of surprising resources in apparently empty places.

Barbara Kingsolver has become one of my favorite authors. I enjoy her books so much that I would like to keep them in my permanent collection. I'll keep an eye out for another copy as this one is a bookcrossing book which I prefer to set free in the future. :-)

I read "Pigs in heaven" last year. At that time I was not aware that it was the sequel of "The bean trees"... so I've read them in the wrong order but it doesn't really matter. Both books are exellent!